Seeing the county magistrate coming out, the people were still subconsciously afraid. The resentment they had just aroused also dissipated a little, and the crowd gradually became quiet.
"I know that the crops in the fields were plagued by locusts yesterday, but it is only the second day. I have to report it to the capital before I can have food distributed to you." The fat-bellied county magistrate said in a casual tone: "If anyone is here If you cause trouble before, be careful and I will put you in jail!"
"Master Qingtian, you have to save us. We are going to be without food in half a month." A gray-haired woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the county magistrate.
Intermittently, some people knelt down and kept begging.
The county magistrate looked out impatiently from behind the crowd and said loudly: "I understand, everyone, please step aside."
The door slowly closed amidst the crowd's pleas. Shen Yue glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, feeling helpless but unable to bear it.
She has the ability to come up with the food to solve this crisis, but that will only expose her and put her in danger.
After finally being able to do it again, she wanted to live in peace and stability with the Shen family. She could not be willful until she had enough ability to protect herself and the Shen family.
She couldn't bear to turn her head and told Shen Yun to leave.
No useful information was obtained in the county seat, so Shen Yue and Shen Yun had no choice but to go back.
However, she had a vague hunch in her heart that the imperial court would not open a granary to stock food.
Just as she thought, the current court has become a mess.
---Great Wei Palace---
"My beloveds, if nothing happens, please retreat from the court." The emperor sitting on the dragon throne said.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to appoint a crown prince." An old minister stood up and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty, in order to stabilize the country and society, it would be better to establish a prince as early as possible."
"The eldest prince is the eldest son and is honest and good-natured. I believe that the eldest prince should be made the crown prince."
"The difference mentioned is that although the eldest prince is the eldest son, it is not orthodox. The eleventh prince is the direct descendant of the queen. I believe that the eleventh prince should be made the crown prince."
"But the eleventh prince is too young to be responsible for the country and the country. Since the emperor has many sons, it is natural to choose the most capable prince as the crown prince."
Suddenly there was chaos in the court. Now there are thirteen surviving princes of the emperor. Except for the two youngest princes, most of the other princes are standing in line, but there are also some who are silent and waiting for the opportunity. .
Several princes stood in the front row of courtiers with different expressions. Some showed no trace of excitement, as if the matter had nothing to do with them, but others quietly raised their heads to observe the emperor's expression.
"Bastard!" The person sitting on the dragon chair above yelled angrily, and threw a piece of paper in his hand on the head of the first minister below who asked for the crown prince.
The minister's legs went weak and he knelt down in the main hall. Several people who had just spoken also knelt down in fear.
"Your Majesty, calm down." All the ministers lowered their heads.
"I want to establish a prince before I die. Are you cursing me or do you want to change my master?" the emperor asked angrily.
"I am loyal to Your Majesty and will never dare to have second thoughts!" As soon as the ministers responded, they quickly expressed their loyalty and did not dare to mention the matter of establishing a prince again.
The emperor was so angry that he took a few deep breaths. The eunuch chief next to him bent forward with a wink and handed over the exquisite ivory box in his hand.
"Your Majesty, elixir." The eunuch's high-pitched voice echoed in the hall.
The emperor put the elixir into his mouth and swallowed it. The next moment, his body felt refreshed, his face became rosy, and his mood improved a little.
With this magical elixir, he can live forever, and this world will be his for generations to come. A bunch of bastards want to establish a prince all day long!
He stood up, flicked his sleeves, and said loudly: "The matter of establishing a prince is not allowed to be discussed again. I have my own plan to withdraw from the court!"
As for Shen Yue, although she couldn't get any real news, she wasn't too disappointed.
After an hour, the two finally returned to Shenjia Village, and at this time, the front door of Shenjia was extremely lively.
"No matter where she marries, Zhao Laidi will always be the daughter who crawled out of my belly. How can she not recognize me as my mother, so why don't she help her brother with some food?" Li Jinhua in the crowd shouted confidently.
There was also a middle-aged couple standing next to her, namely Li Jinhua's old son Zhao Laigui and his daughter-in-law Tiehua.
On the other side of the Shen family, Zhao, who had a slap mark on her face, was protected by Shen Ming. The three brothers Erlang, Sanlang and Silang also stood in front of her and stared at Li Jinhua fiercely, preventing Li Jinhua from coming up to hit anyone again.
"Bah, why should I give you my family's food?" Old Mrs. Shen, as the number one fighting force, was scolding Li Jinhua.
The persimmons had to be pinched softly, so Li Jinhua just scolded Ms. Zhao: "If you let me starve, you won't be afraid of choking to death when you eat."
Mrs. Zhao has been married to the Shen family for so many years, and her backbone has long been hardened. She walked out from behind the crowd and said: "Why didn't I tell you in advance when we collected the grain in advance? Our family's grain is given to you so that we can eat it. You can sell your daughter to us." With so much money, I can go to town to buy food by myself."
"You damn girl, you dare to talk back, I'm really rebelling against you." Li Jinhua yelled and ran over to tear Zhao's hair, and Zhao refused to be outdone and fought back.
Old Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Song hurriedly stepped forward to stop her. After all, Li Jinhua had taken over Zhao's nominal mother. A fight would not be good for her reputation, and it would also affect the marriage plans of several boys in the family.
"Come on, Tiehua, come and help me." Li Jinhua's hair was torn and she couldn't straighten up, so she could only shout at the top of her lungs.
Zhao Laigui looked at the men of the Shen family who were looking at her eagerly and pushed Tiehua hard, "I didn't see my mother being beaten. What are you doing here?"
Zhao caught the iron flower that was pushed in, and a woman was not a good. This woman was not a good. After the dear with Zhao Laigui, Li Jinhua and Zhao Laigui came to play the autumn wind. On the body.
Shen Yuyu squeezed into the crowd and stood next to the Shen family. She noticed that Shen Rong and Dalang Erlang, who were supposed to be in the town, were also at home, but now was not the time to ask.
Zhao Laigui noticed Shen Yuyu walking in, his eyes lit up, and he looked at her up and down with a squinting look.
Shen Yuyu noticed an uncomfortable sight, looked up and saw Zhao Laigui's obscene look.
She glared at him with sharp eyes, but Zhao Laigui seemed not to notice and continued to stare at her with squinting eyes.
Shen Yuyu's expression turned cold, and his mental energy rushed towards him. Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang also noticed the situation here, and walked over in a few steps and punched him.
Zhao Laigui suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mind and he had no chance to react, so he could only lie down and let the beating take place.
After she was exhausted, Old Mrs. Shen and the others walked back to the door. The three people lying on the ground looked miserable.